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Answering most frequently asked questions about a carrier board design for XTRX:

Max height from carrier PCB includes XTRX components in C.S.
It depends of the connector type of carrier board, but not XTRX.
In according to miniPCIe standard, thickness of the component layer on the bottom side of the XTRX board itself is 1 mm maximum.
We use 1.55 mm gap connector MM60-52B1-G1-R850 with stand off NT1R3000, so thermal pad (gap filler) to carrier PCB would be ~0.8 mm like H48-6G-50-10-0.8-1A.

Do you use USB2 port on the miniPCIe slot?
No. We use PCIe lane(s) to communicate.

How do you download bitstream into FPGA?
We’re planing to implement software re-flashing to make update procedure seamless for users. Right now this function is not ready yet, so we’re using JTAG (see pinout for spring contacts at the XTXR Connectors Pinout). When software re-flashing is implemented, JTAG will only be needed for FPGA development.

Do you need I2C bus connection? If yes which I2C address is being used?
We don’t use I2C

Do you use WLAN LEDs?
Yes. All LEDs are connected to the FPGA and can be configured in software.

Do you use PCIe-WAKE# signal?
No

Do you need 39,41 pins? We may need them for our own purpose.
We use these pins for the second PCIe lane. The XTRX board has 0-ohm resistor on the second lane, so you can disable it by unsoldering these resistors.

Do you use 1.5 V? if yes do you need some 3.3 V -> 1.5 V sequence?
We don’t use 1.5 V.

Do you use 3.3 VAUX? if yes do you need some 3.3 V → 3.3 VAUX sequence?
We don’t use 3.3 VAUX.

Which reserved pins do you use for RF clock synchronization? Is it possible to synchronize XTRX from external 10 MHz clock or 1PPS? If yes, which pin numbers are used?
Yes, you can use 1PPSI_GPIO1 for 1PPS in and MHZ_IN for input reference clock. 10 MHz to 52 MHz reference clock frequencies should work fine (we need to test frequencies > 32 MHz to be 100% sure, but we expect them to work).

XTRX Pro

Get an XTRX Pro board. Does not include any cables, antennas, or adapter boards.

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XTRX Pro Deluxe Bundle

Get an XTRX Pro board as well as an Antennas + Cables set, a PCIe x2 + Front End Adapter, and a USB 3 Adapter with Aluminum Enclosure (see below for details). Also comes with four extra U.FL-to-U.FL cables and four extra U.FL-to-SMA-male cables.

USB 3 Adapter with Aluminum Enclosure

This adapter converts your XTRX from Mini PCIe to USB 3 and comes with an aluminum enclosure designed specifically for XTRX. The adapter has three status LEDs, a micro USB 3 port, one SMA connector for the GPS antenna, four SMA connectors for the MIMO Tx/Rx antenna pairs, a micro SIM card slot, and a slot for a GPIO FPC cable. Comes with a USB cable and all RF cables for internally connecting an XTRX to the SMA connectors. Does not include an XTRX, antennas, or FPC cable.

Orders placed now ship Mar 07, 2019.

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PCIe x2 + Front End Adapter

This PCIe card securely holds an XTRX board (not included) so it can be used in a standard PCIe x4 slot. It includes an RF front end with a LNA and PA for up to 100 mW
output on each channel. A TDD switch is
incorporated for applications like TDD LTE. You can bypass the front end by attaching cables directly to
XTRX. This adapter achieves the full 10 Gbit/s
raw bus bandwidth and can be plugged into x4/x8/x16 PCIe
slots. A six-pin JTAG connector makes it easy to program and debug the FPGA. A micro SIM card slot is also present.

Orders placed now ship Feb 21, 2019.

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XTRX Pro PCIe Octopack

This single PCIe card comes loaded with eight (8!) removable XTRX Pro boards, metal installation brackets, enough cables for all GPS and MIMO Tx/Rx ports, and a special board for synchronizing all eight XTRX Pro boards.

Orders placed now ship Mar 31, 2019.

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XTRX Pro Early Access

Here's your chance to get an XTRX Pro board right away. We'll send you an XTRX Pro prototype board within two weeks of you placing your order and we'll follow up with a production version as soon as they come off the assembly line. Only a handful available.

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